Judge, 1918-06-22 · page 28 of 36
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This page from *Judge* magazine (dated June 22, as visible in the header) is primarily a theater-listing and advertising section typical of the era. The main content reviews Broadway shows, with brief witty descriptions by "L.M." The humor is light: shows are critiqued for their topicality or appeal (e.g., "Business Before Pleasure," "Sinbad" starring Al Jolson). One joke mocks a play called "Seventeen" as about "the romantic importance of father's dress suit" — commentary on post-WWI youth culture. The "Extenuating Circumstance" cartoon depicts a preacher criticizing a man's misbehaving child. The punchline: the father excuses the boy's behavior because he has a bumblebee under his shirt — absurdist humor. Below, under "Serious," soldiers exchange dark wartime humor: one dreads his war bride's "serious operation" — but she only needs her kimono altered, not surgery. The joke plays on wartime anxiety and marriage strain. The page also plugs *Judge* as valuable morale-boosting reading for soldiers at the front.
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W. 42nd St. Evenings at 8:30. Matinees Wednesday and ELTINGE “ste: gett A. H. WOODS PRESENTS BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE By Montague Glass and Jules Eckert Goodman WEST 42 ST. REPUBLIC Wiis Wading Se A. H. WOODS PRESENTS PARLOR, BEDROOM) and BATH with FLORENCE MOORE W. g2nd St. Evs. COHAN & HARRIS Wat? Waband sn COHAN & HARRIS Present Funniest American Comedy of Recent Years A TAILOR-MADE MAN HARRY JAMES SMITH with GRANT MITCHELL Mate. Tus nurs, & Sal WINTER GARDEN °"%3;;; AL JOLSON wx “SINBAD”’ 8:30, Wed. & Sat. a BOOTH 45th W. of B'way. PE, SEVENTEEN, 30th or, Mats Wed" and Ee #30: Maxine Elliott’s MARJORIE EYES OF YOUT RAMBEAU A STOR sere Wastin Sas 2 fuses ROCK -A-BYE BABY | CASINO Sirti Weaaeay Sed Storey Saf | Clifton Crawford in FANCY FREE} ITS 8:30, | at 2:30. Mats. | Broadway and Thereabouts An Intimate Reoue of the New York Theatres By L. M. Bus s Berore PrLeasure—Eltinge. Have you a little vampire in your studio? Eves or Yourun—Maxine Elliott. Rev- elations of the dim, mysterious Not | Yet But Soon. Fancy Free—Casino. Clifton Crawford in a show that is very becoming to him. Fio-Fro—Cort. Made amusing chiefly by Handers and Millis, the Simultane- ous Twins. Foutes oF 1918—New Amsterdam (down- stairs). Not content with his success- ful roof show, Mr. Ziegfeld gives us one that is really on the level. Goinc Up—Liberty. From nervy author- ship to nervous airship, while melodies whir. Hitcuy Koo—Globe. Raymond Hitch- cock proudly escorts his new brood of chickens. Kiss Burctar, Tut—Cohan. Fay Bain- ter, as the cheerfully hapless Duchess in distress. Man Wuo Stayep at Home, Tue—g48th Street. A regular Sherlock Dundreary solves the great spy mystery, bah jove! Maytime—Broadhurst. An old apple tree serves as a safe-deposit vault for romance. Mipnicut Froiic—Cocoanut Grore. Rooftop giddine: Mipnicut Revue—Century Grove. Night with the harmful stillness re- moved. Ou, Lavy, Lapy!—Princess. be Vanity Fair set to music. Partor, Beproom ano Batu—Republic. broken husband kicks over It might Rock-a-Bye Basy—Astor. Robbing the cradle to bring hubby home. SeventeeN—Booth. The romantic im- portance of father’s dress suit. Sinsap—Winter Garden. As authenti- cally oriental as the cigarette advertise- ments. An Extenuating Circumstance “Mercy, Brother Johnson!” hoprifiedly ejaculated the Presiding Elder. ‘“ How can you permit that little boy to misbehave in such an unseemly manner: y, it strikes behaving right we! of Rumpus Ridge, / has got a bumblebee me, Parson, that he is replied Mr. Gap Johnson, rk., “considering that he under his shirt.” 3 Tattor-Mape May, A—Cohan & Harris. Bart rises to fame not so much by the sweat of his brow as by the coolness of his cheek. 1GER Rose—Lyceum. The bracing at- mosphere of the Canadian woods for. those who can’t travel to get it. Serious Private Evans (reading a letter from his war bride)—Gosh, Joe, I gotta go home right away. Sweetie, my wife, has had a serious operation. Private Joe—Gee! the matter? Private Evans—Dunno. She says here, “I’m going to have my kimono cut out this afternoon.” that's too bad. What's | A Valuable Tip UDGE was one of the three most popular publications in the camps in a list including all the leading magazines. “The happy medium,” Judge, furnishes welcome relaxation for war-strung nerves. Stick a tc stamp on the cover of this issue, according to postmaster Burleson’s advice,and drop in the mail; the Government will send it to soldiers or sailors at the front. Do this every week, and you'll make life that much cheerier for the men in camp and “over there.” Or send us a dollar and a soldier’s or sailor’s name and address —either at camp or at the front—and we'll send him the next 13 issues. Address Judge, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City Making a Name rapidly making a name for speeches advocating thrift in “Pilkins i himself by hi food.” Yes. He will soon be enrolled among Who's Hoov the Playing Safe First old grad—You used to say that some day you'd be president of a big railroad. Second old grad—Well, I'm not, thank good- ness! I’m superintendent of a branch line— and I guess McAdoo won't notice me. Judge The mission of this publication is to preach the gospel of cheerfulness Copyright, 1918, by Leaie-Judge Company Entered at the Post-office at N. as clase mail matter Cable address “Judgarh,” Telephone @632 Madison Squar Published weekly by LeslieJudge Company, Brunswick Building, £25 Fifth Avenue, Jobn A. Sleicher, President. Reuben P. Perriton Maxwell, Editor. A. E, Rollaver, Treasurer. A! Waldron, Literary Editor Grant E. 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